Data Analytics in Health Management Hamad Bin Khalifa University

Overview

The Data Analytics in Health Management program of the Hamad Bin Khalifa University is the first of its kind in the world and aims to train talented scientists and researchers to effectively contribute to the design and implementation of data analytic tools in health care systems in Qatar and beyond.

During the course of their studies at CSE, students will undergo specialized training that will equip them to develop advanced and effective strategies and policies to enhance preventive care, reduce per capita cost of patient care, and enhance progress in diagnostics and medical research leading to the development of more efficient healthcare systems. Uniquely, the program will also give students a myriad of opportunities to collaborate with professionals from relevant industrial and government sectors around the world, inspiring the student body with positive qualities of leadership, social consciousness, integrity, and general ethics.

Program Focus

Enrolled students will:

• Develop core knowledge in data analytics. Students will acquire essential skills for scientific studies, research work, and decision-making through undergoing core courses that include artificial intelligence in healthcare, principles of health informatics, computational bioinformatics, and research methods and ethics in health and genomics.

• Master big data systems for multiple disciplines, exploring the impact of examining big data (large datasets containing a variety of data types for health or other applications).

• Furthermore, students will be trained to master state-of-the-art tools and methodologies in uncovering hidden patterns, unknown correlations, market trends, customer preferences and other useful business information from big data.

• Study ethics involved in data analytics: Students

• will obtain a deep knowledge of today’s health management systems and their pitfalls. Importantly, they will apply high ethical standards and propose draft policies for dealing with big data applied to health management. A key objective of the MDA-HM program is to foster a strong understanding of health management values, policies, challenges and opportunities, as well as their impact on health.